Eligibility criteria
- A good first degree or Masters in Psychology (or relevant discipline) is essential.
- The successful applicant will be required to undertake 50 hours of teaching related work each year.
- You must have applied for both a place on the PhD programme as well as a scholarship by the scholarship application deadline of 31 May 2023.
- The scholarship will be offered to a student working on one of the projects outlined in the research focus section below.
- We strongly recommend applicants discuss their application with supervisors before applying.
- Other applications, if discussed with a member of Psychology faculty, may be considered.
Scholarship Focus
Applications are invited in the following research areas:
Breastfeeding among (im)migrant mothers
In humans, breastfeeding is widely recognised as the “gold standard” food source in the first months of postnatal life. While the nutritional and physical health benefits of breastfeeding are well established, accumulating research demonstrates the far-reaching psychological effects of breastfeeding on both children and their parents. However, little is known about breastfeeding in families with migrant background.
This research will investigate not only the practice of breastfeeding in families with migrant parents, focusing on the psychological and physical wellbeing of the parents and the child, but also current support provisions, knowledge, promotion, and attitudes of and towards breastfeeding.
For further information please contact project supervisors Dr Julia Ulber (julia.ulber@cantebury.ac.uk) or Dr Aida Malovic (aida.malovic@canterbury.ac.uk).
The impact of colour vision deficiency on the processing of information: a cognitive psychology approach
Colour Vision Deficiency (CVD) occurs in 1 in 12 males and 1 in 200 females and can affect perception of critical stimuli. The PhD looks to explore the effects of colour vision deficiency on attention and processing of information from a psychological perspective in lab-based research and also exploring the barriers and facilitators of practices to aid the processing of information for those with colour deficiency in education / workplace settings.
Research will take both a lab-based experimental approach and behavioural study approach to build a better understanding of cognitive processing of information and impact on other cognitions (e.g. memory, attention) in those with colour vision deficiency and how the modification of information and, accommodation of practices, can help support those with CVD.
For further information please contact project supervisor Dr James Cane james.cane@cantebury.ac.uk.
How to apply
- You will be required to submit a research proposal and after application to interview with a potential supervisor
- Submit your application via the website
- Click on the Apply now button in the blue bar at the bottom of the page
- Select ‘Psychology’ for the area of research
- Select ‘Psychology’ as your subject area
- Select the award
- Select your preferred mode of study and your preferred start date
- Tick the box on the proposal form to indicate an application for a scholarship alongside a place on the PhD programme